Electron hole structure and its stability depending on plasma magnetization

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A10, 2001, Pages 21183-21198

  Singh, Nagendra ^a   Loo, Sin M ^a   Wells, Earl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 39449120757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900056     Document Type: Article

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